Lesson # 56 - Game to Grow and Dragons

On this special lesson of Detentions and Dragons, Matt interviews Adam Davis and Adam Johns of Game to Grow, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that uses therapeutic social skills groups to help teens build real-life social skills. Listen to hear about how these dedicated individuals ventured into the unexplored realm of therapeutic gaming, what these sessions look like, and the successes they are having with teenagers using these innovative methods. Seriously, this episode will tug at your heart strings. Give it a listen!

If you are interested in learning more about Game to Grow and their mission, you can visit their website at: http://gametogrow.org/

For more information, you can reach Game to Grow via email at:

contact@gametogrow.org

If you want to contact Adam Johns or Adam Davis you can reach them via email at:

adamj@gametogrow.org

adamd@gametogrow.org

And while you are at it, make sure to sign-up for the Critical Core mailing list. Critical Core is a social-skills intervention in the form of a tabletop role playing game!

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